The thing about these food related apps is that they can actually be quite useful. You just have to know which ones to try.

From finding the best restaurants to getting your groceries delivered to your doorstep, here are the best food apps.

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For finding restaurants to visit: Yelp

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Yelp is a fantastic app for finding new places to eat. It's especially helpful if you're traveling and don't know the area.

The "Nearby" section of the app breaks places down into different categories, like coffee shops and bars. The search field is what you'll use the most for finding places you want to go, and you can sort results in a list or map view to get your bearings.

Yelp reviewers are what really set the service apart. You can see a place's aggregate rating along with reviews from other Yelp users who have visited. Photos and occasionally videos that people have posted there are also available, which is helpful for determining if the food looks good or not.

You can also get directions, call, see a menu, and even make a reservation at most places. A lot of people use Yelp just for quickly finding restaurants, but you can also use the app to bookmark places you like and create a list of your favorite spots.

Yelp includes a lot more than just food — it's basically a modern day phone book. So stay on the look out for deals you can sometimes get for checking in at a place and leaving a review.

Another great discovery app: Foursquare

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While it's nowhere near as popular as it was in its heyday, Foursquare has still managed to improve its app and maintain a dedicated following.

Yelp shows more kinds of places, but Foursquare prioritizes food and entertainment quite well. You can filter your searches but things like price and distance, and the app will send you a notification if you're near a place you have saved to your favorites.

Foursquare's secret sauce is how it learns from what you like. You tell the app what kinds of food you like (Indian, sushi, etc.), and you can sort new places based on that information.

Beyond that, Foursquare's network of "tips" from other users can be quite useful when traveling.

Something that sets Caviar apart from most food apps is that it lets you place an order up to a week in advance, which means it could be used for planning a big party.

The app doesn't work in as many areas as Seamless, but it supports big cities like New York City, San Fransisco, Atlanta, and Seattle. You can see a full list of areas where Caviar operates on its website.

For when you're too lazy to get your own groceries: Instacart

Instacart is like having your own personal grocery shopper at your immediate disposable, and it's pretty awesome.

You can select what you want from local stores like Whole Foods, and an Instacart shopper will go get what you need and delivery to your door in as soon as an hour in some areas.

Instacart is one of those apps that makes it incredibly easy to do something that usually takes quite a bit of physical effort, so if you'd rather not waste time by going to the grocery and walking the aisle yourself, it's a great option.

For cooking your own meals from scratch at home: Blue Apron

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Blue Apron differentiates itself from Instacart by putting an emphasis on helping you make good meals out of the food you order.

Each order of groceries arrives at your doorstep in a well packaged box. Blue Apron includes recipes based on the ingredients you ordered, and all of the food is clearly labeled to match the recipe it belongs with.

Beyond the paper recipes that come with your orders, the Blue Apron has visual walkthroughs of how to prepare dishes.

The only major downside is that the service doesn't have a mobile app yet.

For all the foodie hipsters out there: Munchery

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As part of the food app craze, there seems to be no shortage of services that delivery professionally crafted, organic meals that are worthy of any hipster's Instagram feed.

Munchery only operates in San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York. It delivers a small selection of meals prepared each day by its in-house chefs. With an average delivery time of 15 minutes, it's a quick and easy way to get your next kale salad.